An exuberant, uniquely accessible, beautifully illustrated look inside the enigmatic art and craft of conducting, from an acclaimed conductor – student of Leopold Stokowski and collaborator with Leonard Bernstein – whose international career has spanned half a century after their release.

Music as an art

Roger Scruton

$42.00

In this book, the author explains how we can develop greater judgment in music, recognizing both good taste and bad, establishing musical values, as well as musical pleasures. As we live at a critical time for classical music, this book is an important contribution to the debate, of which we stand in need, concerning the place of music in Western civilization.

After many books on Aretha Franklin, David Ritz, who was a friend of the Queen of Soul, portrays the woman behind the diva, from the early relationship with her father to her triumph amidst personal tragedy, surprise Grammy performances, and career reinventions.

Half a century after release, Rafael Kubelík’s recordings of Mahler’s symphonies with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra remain reference recordings of the repertoire. Kubelik passionately championed Mahler’s music when it was still unfashionable to do so. This was the first Mahler cycle to be performed and recorded by a German orchestra.

Schubert: Symphonies 1 & 6

Pentatone

$29.99

René Jacobs delivers his fresh perspective on the favourite composer of his youth together with the exceptional players of the B’Rock Orchestra, acclaimed for their inspired playing, musical curiosity and original approach to the classics.

Clarinet Concertos

Brilliant Classics

$79.99

This 14-disc set encompasses the full spectrum of concertante clarinet writing: an extensive collection of Clarinet Concertos, from the very first concertos by Molter, the most famous one by Mozart, Hoffmeister, Baermann, Stamitz, Krommer, Crusell, Mercadante, Rietz, Rossini, Bruch, Weber, Stanford, and well into the 20th century with Hindemith, Busoni, Finzi, Copland and Tansman.

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